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As somebody who has been at the forefront of racist abuse—I suspect more so than John Finnie has ever been in his life—I take enormous exception to that. He might want to ask that question again in another way or format.
Why are we considering a statutory instrument that provides a universal entitlement at the hand of the Government and Parliament for all children except these? Why are they different? Why should their entitlement be at the local authorities’ discretion when other children’s is not?
We have a good penetration of quality assurance in Scotland, certainly compared with other countries. As Tony Mercer said, we are on target to meet the tourism framework targets.
The outturn data shows that the number of taxpayers fell by 4,200, compared with a forecast increase of 29,000, and that the new five-band tax system is expected to raise less revenue than was forecast.
It is amazing that around 73 per cent of Glaswegians live in a flat of some description, compared with a proportion of less than 25 per cent in comparable cities in England and Wales.
On workforce costs, the report says that there has been “a marked improvement” on agency nursing costs, which have fallen about “33% compared to the same period last year ...